Monthly Archive:: June 2014

After the success of my issue-by-issue review of the “Original Hobgoblin Saga” last year, I thought it would be fun if I made this kind of long-form storyline analysis an annual summer tradition – call it Chasing Amazing’s “summer concert series” of posts. While I certainly could have been

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Dan Slott notoriously paced his Superior Spider-Man series so aggressively that it makes an issue like the recently-released Amazing Spider-Man #3 feel quiet and methodical in comparison. That’s certainly a strange thing to say about a comic that opens with a huge reveal revolving a character from Spider-Man’s past,

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We all love a nice throwdown between heroes and villains (or sometimes, heroes and heroes), but what are the 12 most iconic comic book battles of all-time? I set out to answer that at WhatCulture.com, as I take into account overall impact on the character, series, and the comic

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The Kevin Smith/Terry Dodson controversial miniseries, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do, might be one of the hardest stories I’ve ever had to write about on Chasing Amazing, because I’m just utterly conflicted about its content, its presentation, and its writer. Let’s start with Smith, since people who

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I’m happy to announce that I will now be contributing some comic book-related content to the fantastic ComicBook.com. For my inaugural article, I take a look at the storied career of artist John Romita Jr., who shocked the world earlier this year when he announced he was leaving Marvel (where

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For a comprehensive gallery of all of the images featured on Chasing Amazing, along with other cool visuals I stumble upon while surfing the internet, be sure to follow my Pinterest page. Here are some visuals from my Superior Spider-Man page,  which are all images featuring Spider Ock, aka the Superior

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I’ve always been a bit squidgy when the real world of politics intersects with the fantasy world of superhero comics. That’s because regardless of the creative team’s beliefs (and how they coincide with my own), there’s always the inherent risk that a politically-charged comic might devolve into something that

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Go over toe superiorspidertalk.com and check out the latest episode of the greatest Spider-Man podcast on the world wide web, Amazing Spider-Talk! In episode 1.2 (yes, we are point one-ing our episode names), Dan and I review Amazing Spider-Man #1.2 and the (original) ASM #1 from 1963. As always,

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Despite it usually clocking in as the “No. 3” romance in Spider-Man history (behind Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson), Spider-Man’s dalliance with Felicia Hardy, aka, the Black Cat, in the early/mid-1980s is arguably more interesting in terms of characterization and complexity than any others relationship in Spidey’s history.

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For all of those people who like out of context jokes about boners, indecent exposure, and bad touches, my latest contribution for WhatCulture is the article for you! These 20 unintentionally hilarious comic book panels are guaranteed to make you laugh – provided you have a dirty mind! For

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